it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
just a minute; small quantity
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
while; during (the time when)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to mix; to blend; to combine
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
traditional; conventional
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
way of eating; how to eat
beginning; outset; first; onset
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
in that manner; like that
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to put into the mouth; to eat
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke